How to Install Eclipse for C/C++ on CentOS 6.X Linux
You are Welcome! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install and Getting-Started with the Latest Eclipse 2023-03 R IDE for C/C++ Development 32/64-bit for Linux CentOS 6.x KDE4/Gnome i686/x8664 Desktop.
There is also the Possibility to Install via YUM some Legacy Eclipse Platform and After Add the C++ Development PlugIn.
So to Get the Last one we Proceed here Directly to Download and Installation of the Latest Original Eclipse 2023-03 R IDE for C/C++ Development Linux Release.
The Content give Focus Only to the Essentials Instructions and Commands to make it Easier to Follow.
To the Guide Bottom you find a Link to Create a Launcher and Hello-World Application Quick Starting.

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Download Eclipse C/C++ Oxygen R IDE:
Get the Eclipse 32/64-bit for C/C++ Developers on Linux.
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Double-Click on Archive and Extract Eclipse into /tmp
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Open Terminal Window
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Install Required Packages
su
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
sudo yum install gcc-c++
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Relocating Eclipse
sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/eclipse && mv /tmp/eclipse /opt/
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Starting Eclipse from Terminal
Making a Symlink
ln -s /opt/eclipse/eclipse /usr/local/bin/eclipse
After you can Start Eclipse from Terminal simply with:
eclipse
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Create an Eclipse Launcher for Easy&Quick-Starting
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Eclipse C++ Getting-Started SetUp & Hello-World